Verificat’s strategy to strengthen audience engagement and community trust

During the IPI Transition Accelerator, Barcelona-based fact-checking organization Verificat refined its audience strategy and developed new products to deepen engagement and expand its reach

Thank you for applying to the 2026 Global AI Accelerator for Media!

We received a record of 205 applications from media organizations in 62 Global Majority countries

Maldives Independent: A successful formula for a lean and product-focused membership scheme

Award-winning, staff-owned Maldivian newsroom on building financial sustainability without compromising editorial independence

Forbes Bulgaria’s video leap: From TV visibility to building a YouTube strategy

Case study about Forbes Bulgaria mentorship process within the Business Innovation Synergizer

What Krytyka Polityczna learned by rebuilding its digital infrastructure during a funding freeze

Case study about Krytyka Polityczna mentorship process within the Business Innovation Synergizer

How KosovaPress made AI actually work for their newsroom

Case study about KosovaPress mentorship process within the Business Innovation Synergizer

Deník Alarm: How a community-first crowdfunding platform and video strategy strengthened media independence

Czech Republic's Deník Alarm explores their mentorship experience through the Business Innovation Synergizer

The habit engine hidden in puzzles: How Večer celebrated their 80th birthday by launching games

Case study about Slovenia's Večer mentorship process conducted as a part of the Business Innovation Synergizer

Notes from Berlin: Is AI breaking journalism and what is the roadmap for industry’s future

Takeaways from IPI's visit to the DW Akademie event charting a path forward for journalism in the age of AI

News to savor: Cukr is making Sumy cool through slow journalism and community-building

Cukr.city shares their vision of growth, which puts the people and local community at the center of the local media ecosystem

How digital transformation was killing me softly (and why it was worth it)

How Chris Dalby validated two sports journalism products—and learned when less is more

A mentoring case study on audience validation, revenue models, and strategic focus in sports journalism

To give up or reframe: What unconfirmed hypotheses teach us about validation

How unexpected results, failed assumptions, and market signals shape better products and smarter decisions

Story Matters: News entrepreneurs in a disruptive age (Part 2)

Insights from the opening session of the Media Innovation Festival 2025

Story Matters: News entrepreneurs in a disruptive age (Part 1)

Insights from the opening session of the Media Innovation Festival 2025

IPI announces AI accelerator in partnership with Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

IPI announces partnership to design and deliver an AI media accelerator for small to mid-sized media in global majority countries

Ryan Powell in conversation with Anna Kynthia Bousdoukou

Anna Kynthia Bousdoukou co-founder of iMEdD on Greek news industry, building back trust and the next generation of journalists

Meet 10 news organizations joining Local News Accelerator 2025

IPI’s Media Innovation kicks off the accelerator programme with a strong group of 10 global media organizations

Greek investigative outlet Solomon builds one-on-one reader relationships and pathways for direct support

Solomon, an award-winning Greek investigative media, shares a deep dive into the reader relationships journey in Transition Accelerator

Polish TuŁódź on their journey to set up a membership model

TuŁódź experience of forsaking advertising-based model and paving the way for reader support